Totally Bizarre Problem RE Long Folder Names

[Greenlizard0]

Netbeans failed the other day and for some reason decided to create a folder called "Javaapplication5" in a folder of it's namesake. And then it dide this again and again (for how many times, I don't know, I can't access past eight of them).

The trouble is of course that now when I try to delete the whole lot I get the "File name is too long - choose another" error.

I have tried using Unlocker to get rid of these files but it can't touch them.

Does anybody have any suggestions please?

 

[Greenlizard0]

Can you re-name them to somthing shorter and then delete?

The trouble is - I think the folder thing goes on for ever until I can't access it (them) i.e. when it hits the 255 characters limit.

The forums didn't help either mate - because that was on deleted a file - whereas I just have empty folders with nothing in them.

 

[Greenlizard0]

I don't wan't to state the obvious but have you tried...

rmdir /s Javaapplication5

Assuming the folders are empty of course, if not use the following before rmdir.

del /s Javaapplication5\*

Sorry quite confused, could you explain this a bit further please?